Tag: July

  • Forging Independence

    by S. E. Lindberg in Issue 114, July 2021 “Put the ax down, Melanie.” “You check on my health, Doctor Grave?” My daughter laughed from behind shadows that curtained slithering, colossal larvae. The ancient larval wyrmen raised their anteriors to peer at me, much like their siblings had while spying my trek into the Underworld.…

  • The Drake and the Duchess

    by Shannon Walch in Issue 114, July 2021 ​Ten days past midwinter, a dragon attacked Castle Borwell.  Its habitants failed to notice. Said inhabitants were perhaps justified in this oversight given that Duke Borwick and his two sons had recently passed away in an unfortunate hunting incident.  Upheaval accompanies any sudden transfer of leadership, but…

  • The Red Man and Others: A Review

    by Oliver Brackenbury in Issue 114, July 2021 The Red Man and OthersRemco van Straten & Angeline B. AdamsTurnip Lanterns, $11 USD, 201pp The difference between a good and a great book, for me, is that a great book makes me feel something special beyond “This story was very enjoyable”. What The Red Man and Others made…

  • The Final Kiss

    by Teel James Glenn in Issue 102, July 2020 “The thing about dealing with amoral people is the certainty of it, Ada,” the blond bard said, “it is never a case of if they will betray you, it is always a matter of when. It makes things simpler and takes the suspense out of life.”…